Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Blurbedy blurbedy blurb ...

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Short post today as I'm hot and bothered, have too much work to do before I go on holiday, and am itching to get responses from ten awesome authors to write little blurbs for my cover of String Bridge. (oh look! I used an Oxford comma. Sorry folks, I'm afraid I'm not going to kick the habit.)

Anyway, I'm not going to reveal who I've asked, but I will say that if even ONE of them says yes, I will be so excited I might deafen myself from my own scream.

So let me ask you this: who would you DREAM to have write a blurb for the cover of your debut?

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18 comments:

  1. Unknown12 July 2011 at 13:34

    Val McDermid.

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  2. Anonymous12 July 2011 at 13:44

    Gregory Clark, but unfortuantely, he's dead and buried. His work, however, lives on. Have you ever read Greg Clarks short stories?

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  3. Unknown12 July 2011 at 14:36

    I dream of having Beth Harbison or Emily Giffin drop a blurb for my book. It would be the perfect day.

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  4. Matthew MacNish12 July 2011 at 15:18

    I'm not going to say who I really want, because I don't want to jinx it, but I'll say Johnathan Stroud, because that would never happen and therefore can't be jinxed.

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  5. Hart Johnson12 July 2011 at 16:33

    The DREAM would be JK Rowling or Stephen King... or maybe on the YA Stuff Susanne Collins... but I find it all pretty intimidating! Good luck with getting yeses!

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  6. Alex J. Cavanaugh12 July 2011 at 19:22

    Timothy Zhan! Douglas Preston or Lincoln Child would be even better, but they don't write science fiction.
    Hope you get ten great responses!

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  7. RHYTHM AND RHYME12 July 2011 at 20:08

    When I was writing my poetry book three years ago I happened to mention it to Daniel O Donnell my favourite singer(I had previously did charity poetry postcards for him)He offered to write something on the cover I all to quickly said yes and there it is for all to see.
    Hope you're lucky Jessica.

    Yvonne.

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  8. Talli Roland12 July 2011 at 20:39

    Hm... hard to say, really! Sophie Kinsella? Maybe?

    Good luck!

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  9. Shannon O'Donnell12 July 2011 at 21:40

    That's an easy one for me: JAMES DASHNER! or Brandon Mull. *sigh*

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  10. Christa Desir12 July 2011 at 22:15

    Ha! I am so far from this right now that I don't know who I'd ask. Part of me fears they won't even be alive by the time I finish my book. :)

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  11. Sarah Ahiers13 July 2011 at 00:01

    hmm, ok, after some thought and going with the MS i'm querying, i would choose Paolo Bacigalupi. Yep, that would work

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  12. Unknown13 July 2011 at 00:23

    Well, it can't be my debut, writing book five, but I'd love to have Ann Fine, the children's author, write a review!!

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  13. Riv Re13 July 2011 at 01:05

    Best of luck with the blurb!

    That's an easy question. Definitely number one on my list is Kristin Cashore, author of Graceling. I write high fantasy, like her, and I adore her books.

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  14. Grammy13 July 2011 at 02:35

    Hi, IF I wrote a book, I would want someone like Janet Evanovich or James Patterson to write a blurb for it. Or maybe I could get Alex Cavanaugh to write one for it. :)
    Ruby

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  15. Karen Lange13 July 2011 at 03:13

    Oh this is a wonderful question! Off the top of my head, I'd say Liz Curtis Higgs, Jody Hedlund, and James Scott Bell. I am sure I can think of others...

    Hope your dream authors come through for you! :)

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  16. Jules13 July 2011 at 03:37

    A fifth grade class, great things come from small minds. And here in KY hot and bothered has nothing to do with books or writing. :)
    Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

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  17. Samantha Sotto13 July 2011 at 04:05

    I was able to get my dream blurber. Wheeee! :D

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  18. Jim Murdoch13 July 2011 at 12:56

    I’m actually not a big fan of blurbs like that. They do nothing to persuade me to buy a book and clutter up perfectly good covers. Also most everyone I would have picked is dead. But, if pressed, a wee comment from Sir Terry Pratchett wouldn’t exactly upset me.

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